Chapter 303: Snacks from time to time
When Director Tang heard that the salary was 40 yuan a month, her heart skipped a beat. This salary was really high. A temporary worker in the factory only earned 18 yuan a month, and a regular worker only earned 36 yuan a month. 40 yuan a month with two meals included made her itchy. She wanted to quit her job and come here to sell braised meat.
Although she was envious, her own salary was not bad, so it was a pity that she had to resign. However, it was not bad for her sister to come over. Her sister Tang Ling was very honest, but too honest. Her husband was fooling around outside, and he would look for her from time to time when he came home. Later, when he was fooling around outside, he was beaten to death by several gangsters. This happened not long ago, leaving her with two children to raise. Naturally, life was difficult. Although she wanted to help, she was married after all, so how much help was too much?
The street director mentioned his sister without any hesitation. Ye Qian felt that she couldn't listen to her words and had to let her see the person. Then she introduced a male comrade from the street, a retired soldier named Jin Nian. He was not young anymore, but he had injured his leg and had not yet married at the age of 40. Fortunately, his old mother left him a house, so he did not have no place to live. He just had to do odd jobs to earn a living.
Another resident of this street is Huang Siwen, who is 45 years old this year. She is the only one in her family. When she was young, she had no children, so her husband kicked her out. He never found another wife and lived alone.
Ye Qian listened to what Director Tang said and thought it was okay, so she made an appointment to bring the person over to have a look in the afternoon.
Director Tang was also very decisive. He brought the three people over just after lunch. After seeing Ye Qian, he introduced the three people enthusiastically.
Ye Qian also observed them. From the surface, the three people seemed quite honest and not the kind of people with many schemes. Ye Qian also felt that she could give them a chance.
The three people first introduced themselves. After Ye Qian got to know them one by one, she arranged for them to start working. Director Tang also left immediately. She had her own work to do and couldn't stay here all the time.
After all, they weren't people she knew, so Ye Qian didn't dare to relax too much. She spent the afternoon observing the three of them. They all seemed very diligent, like people who had a keen eye for work. The specific details still depended on the time.
Considering that Brother Jin Nian has difficulty walking, the kitchen work was handed over to him. He was responsible for adding some firewood when braising the food and turning the pot from time to time. Sisters Tang Ling and Huang Siwen were responsible for cleaning, and if they started selling, they were responsible for cutting and packing. The distribution was pretty good.
No one had any objections. "You know about the salary, right? I've talked to Director Tang before. It's 40 a month, including meals and so on." Ye Qian was also cautious, fearing that Director Tang was not telling the truth and was taking kickbacks from her. After all, this kind of thing happens quite often nowadays.
When everyone heard Ye Qian's words, they just nodded happily and did not have any other reaction. It seemed that Director Tang was telling the truth. If nothing else, Director Tang was still honest in this respect.
The store was already piled up with a lot of braised food from yesterday. Starting from the afternoon, Ye Qian put the small stove outside to attract people coming and going, and told them to go home and get their bowls before queuing up again. So by 3 or 4 o'clock, there were already quite a few people queuing up. Ye Qian was afraid of affecting other people's business, so she started selling directly.
With Wang Qiong and Fu Shan watching over here, it shouldn't be a big deal. Ye Qian hurried back to her own shop. There was already a long queue here and the food had started to be sold. The business on both sides was as expected, very good. So it was fortunate that she had braised it once yesterday, otherwise it would not be enough for today.
Ye Qian's store starts selling at 3 o'clock and closes at 7 o'clock in the evening. Before closing, everyone left their dinner for them. After all, they agreed to have dinner and they must have it, otherwise it would be dishonest. As for others who still want it, sorry, please come earlier tomorrow.
Ye Qian was holding her meal when she ran into Wang Qiong and Fu Shan who were looking for her. Fu Shan ran towards Ye Qian excitedly and said, "Sister Qian, business is booming today. I'm almost dying of work."
Wang Qiong also nodded and said, "Yes, fortunately they reacted quickly and left a few for us, otherwise we would have nothing to eat tonight."
"Yes, keep your own. Customers who can't eat today will come tomorrow."
"Yes, yes." Fu Shan said as she picked up the packed meal in her hand and showed it to Ye Qian. The braised pork rice she brought back yesterday was deliciously enjoyed by her family. When they heard that she ate this every day when she was in Han City, they couldn't hide their jealous eyes. If they had a knife, they would definitely stab it into her body. Even Grandpa Fu, who usually paid attention to his health and only ate half full, ate a big bowl.
There is no need to talk about Wang Qiong. Grandpa Wang and Wang's father already had a good impression of Ye Qian, and their affection for Ye Qian increased after eating the braised pork rice. Although Wang's mother did not change much, she did not say anything after being bullied by Wang's father. But Wang's mother felt distressed. It was originally her family's Wang Qiong, so how did it become Ye Qian's?
Ye Qian also took three meals and left directly. She didn't want to eat this today. She wanted to eat cold noodles but didn't want to bring the children with her, so she used braised pork to send them off first, and then took Gu Jinyan out to eat.
Three children:…….
To kill time?
Gu Jinyan had been waiting there, pushing the bicycle he had borrowed earlier. After seeing Ye Qian finish her conversation with Wang Qiong and Fu Shan, he pushed his bicycle over, picked them up, and went back to the state-owned hotel.
Ye Qian did have a bicycle in her space, but it was not good for them to suddenly have an extra bicycle in an unfamiliar place, so Ye Qian asked Gu Jinyan to borrow one. This made Gu Jinyan laugh and say, "You are really cautious. Why didn't I notice it before?"
"You know I have some brain problems from time to time, but I didn't even notice it myself." This self-deprecating remark made Gu Jinyan laugh uncontrollably.
After the two returned to the hotel, Ye Qian divided the food among the children first. While they were eating, she took Gu Jinyan out the door and said as she walked, "I want to eat cold noodles, braised pork, and roast duck."
Gu Jinyan looked helpless and said, "I can't eat so much so late at night." Afraid that Ye Qian would say he could eat it, he quickly added, "I can't finish the rest, let's eat less." In the end, the two decided to eat cold noodles. Before leaving, they bought dozens of skewers from the next door and brought them back to Gu Jinyan's dormitory to eat.
Ye Qian gnawed on the skewers while impatiently saying to Gu Jinyan, "If you can't finish it, you can put it in the space. Then you can take it out and eat it the same way, right?" At this point, Ye Qian suddenly thought of something, and then her eyes lit up, "Yes, I can buy some and put it in the space. Even when we go back, we can have a snack from time to time."
(End of this chapter)
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